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Golfonline News Archive March 2008
| |  Young girls are being encouraged to get out on the golf course with a newly-launched set of Barbie-branded clubs.
The new equipment is being marketed by toy manufacturer Mattel and will be unveiled at women's tournament the 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship later this week. Continue Reading: Barbie does golf  | |
| |  Thomas Levet completed his comeback from two years out with a career-threatening injury with victory in the Andalucia Open yesterday (Sunday, March 30th).
The Frenchman, who had suffered a set back after being laid low with vertigo, beat young Englishman Oliver Fisher in a sudden death play-off. Continue Reading: Levet completes comeback with Andalucia victory | |
| |  Andres Romero claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans yesterday (Sunday, March 31st).
The Argentine, who fell agonisingly short at last year's Open, double-bogeying the 17th as final round leader, finished on 13-under for the tournament, after a four-under 68. Continue Reading: Romero wins in New Orleans | |
| |  A six-under-par 66 was good enough to give American Dean Wilson the lead after one round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.
Four shots were picked up by the 38-year-old from the 13th to the 18th, with Wilson shooting seven birdies in total as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard in the US PGA event. Continue Reading: Wilson leads Zurich Classic | |
| |  Expert golfers like a smaller head on their driver in order to exert greater control over the ball, whereas average players prefer larger heads with a bigger sweet spot, according to one expert.
CNN's gear and technology expert Paul Hochmann has identified the three most important elements to consider when choosing a driver head as Club head size, loft angle and shaft flexibility. Continue Reading: Small head = greater control, says expert | |
| |  Home favourite Jose Maria Olazabel finished on one under par in his comeback at the Andalucia Open after registering a respectable 71 in yesterday's (Thursday, March 28th) first round.
Olazabel overcame windy conditions to come through his first competitive round in seven months and will be hoping to put together a run of form ahead of next month's US Masters, of which he is two-time champion. Continue Reading: Olazabel under par on return | |
| |  June 10th has been named as the date for the commencement of a public inquiry into Donald Trump's proposed £1 billion golf resort in Aberdeenshire.
The inquiry will be conducted at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and will run until June 4th. Continue Reading: Trump course inquiry to being in June | |
| |  Brit Lee Westwood was tied for the lead with one hole to play in the opening round of the Andalucian Open in Spain today (Thursday, March 27th).
Westwood was at six under with fellow Englishman Danny Willett and Jan-Are Larsen, as he nears the end of the first day of his title defence. Continue Reading: Champion Westwood out in front | |
| |  Players who like to test their game on different courses will be interested in a newly-launched service for mobile phone users.
Golf. com's subscription-free Course Finder is a downloadable application allowing golfers to personalise a search engine which will find them a suitable course to play based on chosen criteria. Continue Reading: New course finder launched for mobiles | |
| |  Frank Thomas, the designer of the Frankly Frog putter, has revealed that the inspiration behind the club's design came to him one night in bed.
Thomas, who estimates that he has made between 6,000 to 7,000 decisions on golf equipment during his 26 years at the United States Golf Association, explained that he had often dreamt about creating the perfect putter before coming up with his idea. Continue Reading: Putter designer had night-time inspiration | |
| |  Retief Goosen has spoken of the confidence boost he received after second-place finish at last weekend's WGC-CA Championship in Miami.
The South African, who has not won on the PGA Tour for nearly three years, has welcomed the timely top ten finish, in the run up to next month's major, the US Masters. Continue Reading: Goosen welcomes return to form | |
| |  Plymouth University is to offer a foundation degree in tournament golf.
The course will be open to 24 young players with ambitions to become professionals and will be run in association with the European Tournament Golf Academy, Duchy College. Continue Reading: Uni offers degree in tournament golf | |
| |  Australian Geoff Ogilvy denied Tiger Woods his eighth tournament win in a row, rising to the top of a strong leaderboard to win the WGC-CA Championship in Miami yesterday (Monday, March 24th).
Ogilvy took a two shot lead into the second half of his round and played solidly to par every hole around the back nine. Continue Reading: Aussie ends Woods run | |
| |  Golfers competing in the regional heats of a global putting contest can dream of competing for a share of a $1 million prize fund in the US.
The first staging of the World's Best Putter competition will be held across the Atlantic this year and players in the Aussie state of Victoria have been vying for a chance to take the national title and a purse of $100,000. Continue Reading: Australian putters eye $1 million prize fund | |
| |  After Tiger Woods, the man attracting the most attention at this weekend's WGC-CA Championship in Miami may well be Colombian Camilo Villegas.
The talented 26-year-old's good looks have made him a household name in South America and more than a dozen TV company crews have come to the Doral resort to track the young man's progress. Continue Reading: Pin-up boy stirs up media frenzy | |
| |  In-form world number one Tiger Woods believes having Lady Luck on-side is an essential component of a tournament-winning formula.
The current PGA Championship champion, who has recently hit a purple patch even by his own sky-high standards, told the BBC that good fortune has contributed to a run of seven straight triumphs. Continue Reading: Woods: I'm lucky | |
| |  Marriott Golf has announced that 34 of its courses worldwide will become Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries this year.
The commitment would mean the courses making efforts to enhance precious natural areas and the protection of wildlife habitats. Continue Reading: Marriott courses go environmentally-friendly | |
| |  England's world number seven Justin Rose has claimed that there is no complex thinking behind Tiger Wood's remarkable recent putting form.
Since the Open in July, Woods has won nine in ten tournaments, picking up six winner's cheques in a row this season. Continue Reading: Tiger has simple strategy says Rose | |
| |  US business tycoon Donald Trump has received the backing of Scottish business leaders over his proposed golf course development in Aberdeenshire.
A group of six powerful organisations issued a joint statement in support of the plans, reportedly amid fears that a rejection of Trump's move would be damaging to Scotland's reputation among international investors, reports Scotland on Sunday. Continue Reading: Tycoon receives backing | |
| |  The recently-launched Giant Golf Set is targeting those having no luck whatsoever with a club in their hand.
Players who have grown tired with swiping at thin air are being encouraged to invest in the kit, in which everything from clubs to tee and balls are oversized, increasing hapless golfers' chances of making a connection with the white sphere. Continue Reading: Giant Golf Set targets hit and missers | |
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